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Weekly Report - October 16th

Oct 16, 2024 | combatantisemitism.org | Steven Vago |Amanda Woods |David Propper |Juan Melamed

By JUAN MELAMED An antisemitic slogan with a long history in Argentina was discovered graffitied onto a monument in a Buenos Aires park on Wednesday, unnerving local Jews. The graffiti, reading “Serve the nation, kill a Jew,” was inked onto a column of a monument to Simon Bolivar, historically considered “the Liberator” of South America, in Parque Rivadavia in the Argentine capital. A Jewish star stood in for the final word of the slogan.
Whose Streets? Towards People-Friendly Cities

Oct 15, 2024 | socialistalternative.ca | Harland Bird |Tim Heffernan |Amanda Woods

Cities are the world remade by society. So why are they so inhospitable? The high cost of living, air and noise pollution, the many barriers to accessibility, the scarcity of communal gathering places and green space, the high rate of traffic accidents, washrooms and drinking water for customers only, narrow or no sidewalks — all of this adds up and imbues cities, which are home to over 55 percent of humanity, with a hostility towards human well-being. Why are they like this?
NDP Cedes Rural Vote to Sask Party

Sep 9, 2024 | socialistalternative.ca | Simon Schweitzer |Allie Pev |Amanda Woods |Davis Hay

The conservative Saskatchewan Party is heading to its fifth election victory, even after 17 years of misrule. The Sask Party led by Brad Wall, “the demon barber of the prairies,” defeated the NDP in 2007. Over the years the government has carried out a fairly standard conservative austerity agenda of low corporate taxes, resistance to federal climate change measures, privatizing some of the province’s remaining public crown corporations and liquidating the Wheat Pool.
I went to Tasmania for the Aurora Australis, but I never expected this

Jul 18, 2024 | couriermail.com.au | Amanda Woods

As the glowing green caterpillar pauses to look up at us, I feel like I’m having an Alice in Wonderland moment. “I haven’t seen that one before!” an excited Dr Lisa Gershwin says as she peers in for a closer look. And I’m beaming right back at her as I realise how many glow-in-the-dark discoveries are waiting right here in the Hobart Rivulet.
I went to Tasmania for the Aurora Australis, but I never expected this

Jul 18, 2024 | adelaidenow.com.au | Amanda Woods

As the glowing green caterpillar pauses to look up at us, I feel like I’m having an Alice in Wonderland moment. “I haven’t seen that one before!” an excited Dr Lisa Gershwin says as she peers in for a closer look. And I’m beaming right back at her as I realise how many glow-in-the-dark discoveries are waiting right here in the Hobart Rivulet.
This bucket-list hotel is as good as the Taj Mahal

Jun 27, 2024 | escape.com.au | Amanda Woods

The romance begins the moment I see the courtyard that leads to the lobby, where fountains splash in four cobalt blue ponds surrounded by Mughal-era archways. Then I feel my breath catch as I step into the lobby and look up at the huge blue and gold dome above a crystal chandelier, before being led into the lounge where another chandelier sparkles beneath a gold domed ceiling as the light plays on the golden floral patterns on the walls. Then I see it. The Taj Mahal.
9 things everyone needs to do in the Barossa Valley

May 14, 2024 | escape.com.au | Amanda Woods

Best cellar doorPenfolds, Seppeltsfield, Hentley Farm and Tscharke are just some of the contenders for this one, and while it’s a tough call, if you can visit just one, head to Artisans of Barossa. Here you can try eight winemakers under one roof, including former Penfolds Grange chief winemaker John Duval’s eponymous range.
18 incredible Aussie festivals to catch in 2024

May 1, 2024 | escape.com.au | Amanda Woods

W hen I think of festival memories, my mind becomes a happy whirl. In a “la, la, la”, I’m straight back to V Festival 2001 in the UK as Kylie Minogue performs “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” for the first time. Then in a flash I’m on the Ferris wheel between band-hopping at Coachella in California, and watching street artists at work at POW! WOW! mural festival in Hawaii.
I saw the best of New Zealand on a private plane tour

Apr 17, 2024 | couriermail.com.au | Amanda Woods

It starts with a road less travelled at Auckland Airport. Rather than following the signs to the terminal, our driver heads to a gate marked Airside Vehicle Access where a smiling security guard waves us through. Trailing a car with flashing hazard lights, we pass sleek private jets and then watch our plane come in. When it’s time to board our Saab 340, there’s no need for boarding passes.
I saw the best of New Zealand on a private plane tour

Apr 17, 2024 | escape.com.au | Amanda Woods

It starts with a road less travelled at Auckland Airport. Rather than following the signs to the terminal, our driver heads to a gate marked Airside Vehicle Access where a smiling security guard waves us through. Trailing a car with flashing hazard lights, we pass sleek private jets and then watch our plane come in. When it’s time to board our Saab 340, there’s no need for boarding passes.